Matt Rice, Author at 18Doors

The End: Lovers Gonna Love

By Matt Rice

In the end, the wedding went the way it was supposed to. That’s not to say that we didn’t hit a...

Family, Newlywed, Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Recap, Wedding Ritual, Wedding Tips, Weddings

Rabbi Freedman on Interfaith Marriage

By Matt Rice

Rabbi Eli Freedman came into my life just as I was beginning to explore the possibility of converting to Judaism....

Officiation, Religion, Wedding Stories, Weddings

Let Us Now Praise Famous Mensches: Celebrating Interfaith Marriage

By Matt Rice

This morning I put a cross into a drawer. It was a cradle cross that Leacock Presbyterian Church gave my parents...

Family, Identity, Relationships, Religion, Wedding Stories, Weddings

Interfaith Marriage: Finding Meaning in the Journey

By Matt Rice

I went to Congregation Rodeph Shalom’s Purim celebration this year. (Or last year, by the Hebrew calendar.) The...

Food, Identity, Jewish Holidays, Other Holidays, Religion, Wedding Stories, Weddings

Let Us Build a City: Interfaith Weddings as an Act of Translation

By Matt Rice

Shannon practiced saying “Shanah tovah” during the week leading up to Rosh Hashanah. “How do you say that thing?”...

Extended Family, In-laws, Officiant, Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Stories, Weddings

Reconstructing the Ketubah: Finding the Sweetness in Tradition

By Matt Rice

I attended services at Mishkan Shalom last spring. A friend of mine led the Torah study that preceded services....

Ketubah, Wedding Planning, Wedding Ritual, Weddings

Naming Our Fears: When Have We Asked Too Much?

By Matt Rice

A Muslim man greeted me with “As-salamu alaykum” on Rosh Hashanah morning. Having seen the kufi-style yarmulke...

Anti Semitism, Conversion, Identity, Religion, Wedding Stories, Weddings

God Was Not in the Fire: Getting Over the Intermarriage "Debate"

By Matt Rice

I confess that I was disappointed by the mikveh. I did not expect to emerge from the waters with fully grown...

Parenting, Parenting Stories

Universal Values, Jewish Expressions: Finding Common Ground in an Interfaith Marriage

By Matt Rice

When I became Jewish, I began seeing homeless people. I was not unaware of the homeless before I converted to...

Conversion, Identity, Religion, Wedding Stories, Weddings

Navigating the Narrow Places: Interfaith Arguments

By Matt Rice

When Shannon and I fight, I assume the worst. We’re going to break up. We’ll never speak again. We’ll be torn...

Conversion, Relationship Challenges, Relationships, Wedding Stories

Smashing the Idols: How to Plan a Nontraditional Jewish Wedding

By Matt Rice

“We should have eloped.” One of us has said that every week since we began planning our wedding. “We should...

Circling, Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Planning, Wedding Ritual, Weddings

The New Jew & the Irish Girl Plan a Wedding

By Matt Rice

“I think I’m converting to Judaism.” I said it quietly, without making eye contact, as Shannon walked...

Conversion, Relationships, Wedding Stories, Weddings

Author: Matt Rice

The End: Lovers Gonna Love

Rabbi Freedman on Interfaith Marriage

Let Us Now Praise Famous Mensches: Celebrating Interfaith Marriage

Interfaith Marriage: Finding Meaning in the Journey

Let Us Build a City: Interfaith Weddings as an Act of Translation

Reconstructing the Ketubah: Finding the Sweetness in Tradition

Naming Our Fears: When Have We Asked Too Much?

God Was Not in the Fire: Getting Over the Intermarriage "Debate"

Universal Values, Jewish Expressions: Finding Common Ground in an Interfaith Marriage

Navigating the Narrow Places: Interfaith Arguments

Smashing the Idols: How to Plan a Nontraditional Jewish Wedding

The New Jew & the Irish Girl Plan a Wedding

Stay in the know.